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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Takashi Oi, Matsudo, JP;
Yasukazu Iwasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiro Sayama, Tsukuba, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0236 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The semiconductor photoelectrode of the present invention includes a metallic substrate having irregularities in a surface and a semiconductor layer which is formed on the surface of the metallic substrate and composed of a photocatalytic material. This can increase the light absorption efficiency and, furthermore, prevent recombination of charges.